Tomb Raider sequel announced for PS4 & Xbox One

Next-gen Tomb Raider in development, Square confirms.

Square Enix has confirmed that it is developing a "next-generation Tomb Raider sequel".

The news follows reports last week revealing that an upcoming comic book series would continue the tale of Lara Croft and "lead directly" into a sequel.

Introducing himself on the publisher's blog, Square Enix America & Europe CEO Phil Rogers said that he is "excited to reveal that we are well into development on a next-generation Tomb Raider sequel – something you may have heard about recently!"

The PS4 & Xbox One title is expected to be in development at Crystal Dynamics alongside a new IP.

The developer teased that its next gen title would be revealed "soon" back in May.

Tomb Raider released in March, selling 3.4m copies within its first four weeks.

Fingers crossed it involves the tomb of Qin Shi Huang (terracota army, huge underground complex filled with traps - including a giant flowing lake of mercury...). Either way, looking forward to seeing more TR, even if it means single player DLC for the first is now even less likely...